University of Washington School of Law

The following University of Washington School of Law students have received fellowships from Equal Justice America. These fellowships are made possible by contributions from University of Washington law alumni. With continued support from the alumni, we look forward to putting many more University of Washington law students to work providing vitally needed legal assistance to the poor.

(Equal Justice America is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation unaffiliated with any law school.)
Please click the links below to read more about the students’ EJA Fellowships.

"I have had the amazing opportunity to do outreach work in rural Georgia through the Southern Poverty Law Center. Many poultry and farm workers live in these towns and face, not only racism, but the constant threat of immigration raids and abuse at work."
Jennifer Mendoza
University of Washington School of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
  • Summer 2021
    • Arianna Nord worked at East Bay Defenders in San Leandro, CA.
  • Summer 2020
    • Ashleen O’Brien worked at the Fair Work Center in Seattle.
  • Summer 2019
    • Emily Kawahigashi worked at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle.
Equal Justice America’s fellowship program allowed me to join NWIRP’s Seattle office during the summer of 2016. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have worked with, and learned from, remarkable clients and staff attorneys. I have broadened my understanding of asylum and immigration law, even as I have seen how legal services can transform people’s lives in positive ways. My experience at NWIRP has affirmed my commitment to a career in public interest law.
Kate Shattuck
University of Washington School of Law
EJA Summer Fellow, 2016
  • Spring 2019
    • Jennifer Mendoza worked at Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid in Tulalip, WA .
  • Fall 2018
    • Jennifer Mendoza worked at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle.
  • Summer 2016
    • Alexandra Burton worked at Disability Rights Washington in Seattle.
    • Michael Mohan worked at the Unemployment Law Project in Seattle.
    • Michael Moreno worked at Legal Aid Services of Oregon in Portland.
    • Martha Muldowney worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation in Chicago.
    • Emily Obermiller worked at the Alaska Legal Services Corporation.
    • Kate Shattuck worked at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle.
  • Summer 2015
    • James Carr worked at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle.
    • Katy Reed worked at the Northwest Justice Project.
    • Michael Gerbec worked at the King County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project in Kent, WA.
  • Summer 2014
    • John Steinnes worked at the Unemployment Law Project in Seattle.
  • Summer 2013
    • Caitlyn Evans worked at the Alaska Legal Services Corporation in Fairbanks.
    • Laurel Jones worked at Legal Voice in Seattle.
    • Kimberly Schertz worked at The Legal Aid Society in New York City.
    • Jocelyn Whiteley worked at the Unemployment Law Project.
  • Summer 2012
    • Emily Toler worked at the Unemployment Law Project in Seattle.
  • Summer 2011
    • Irina Nikolayev worked at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.
    • Hollis-Anthony Ramsey worked at Solid Ground in Seattle.
  • Summer 2007
    • Kelsey Beckner worked at the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle.
  • Summer 2006
    • Ashley Fluhre worked at Picture the Homeless in New York City.
  • Spring 2003
    • Julie Rattray and Katrina Zafiro worked at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle.
  • Summer 2001
    • Marla Richman worked at the Battered Women’s Justice Center in White Plains, NY.
  • Summer 1998
    • Anthony Gipe worked at Columbia Legal Services.
    • Susan Scouras worked at the Disability Law Center in Seattle.